Shloka 38

विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः

Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace

Devanagari script

यातेषु कुरुषु क्षत्ता दाशार्हमपराजितम्‌ । अभ्यर्चयामास तदा सर्वकामै: प्रयत्नवान्‌

Transliteration

yāteṣu kuruṣu kṣattā dāśārham aparājitam | abhyarcayāmāsa tadā sarvakāmaiḥ prayatnavān ||

Translation

Khi các Kuru đã lui đi, Vidura—vị quản nội (chamberlain), tận tụy với bổn phận—bấy giờ kính tiếp bậc Dāśārha bất khả chiến bại (Kṛṣṇa) bằng mọi lễ vật thỏa mọi điều mong cầu.

Word by Word

• यातेषु: when (they) had gone / after the departure (of)
• यातेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यात (√या)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• कुरुषु: among the Kurus / when the Kurus (had gone)
• कुरुषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• क्षत्ता: the chamberlain (Vidura)
• क्षत्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दाशार्हम्: the Dāśārha (Krishna)
• दाशार्हम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्ह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपराजितम्: unconquered, invincible
• अपराजितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपराजित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्यर्चयामास: honoured, worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√अर्च्
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), 3rd, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• सर्वकामैः: with all desired things / with every comfort
• सर्वकामैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वकाम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रयत्नवान्: diligent, making effort
• प्रयत्नवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत्नवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kurus
• Kṣattā (Vidura)
• Dāśārha (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma in the form of proper hospitality and respectful service: when public proceedings end, a conscientious host honors a worthy guest with sincere effort and appropriate offerings.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the Kurus leave, Vidura (the kṣattā) personally attends to Kṛṣṇa, honoring him with all comforts and offerings, indicating continued respect and careful protocol beyond the formal court setting.